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Bioenergy is energy derived from biomass, which is organic material such as wood, plants, or animal wastes. Bioenergy can be used to generate electricity, produce heat, and also for the production of biofuels. The four main areas of bioenergy are Biomass, Biogas, Biofuels and Co-firing.

Dong Energy plans a coastal 300MW biomass power biomass in UK

February 22, 2010 by timbercommunity

Bioenergyinternational reports that State owned Danish Dong Energy plans to develop a 300 MW biomass power plant in Hull in the north of UK. The plant, near Queen Elizabeth Dock in east Hull, would be capable of supplying enough power for 500 000 homes.

Rapid expansion of wood pellet capacity in North America drives sawdust and wood chip prices upward, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review

January 19, 2010 by timber09

 The wood pellet industry in North America has grown six-fold since 2004, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The dramatic expansion has resulted in higher costs for sawdust and wood chips in the regions with the greatest growth, including Western US and Canada.

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Europe's first unit to convert woody biomass to pyrolysis oil

December 2, 2009 by timbercommunity

The Italian company Industria e Innovazione will pursue Europe's first RTP(R) pyrolysis unit to convert woody biomass to pyrolysis oil for use in power generation. Pyrolysis oil is a synthetic fuel under investigation as substitute for petroleum. Read more

New biofuels technology passes first hurdle

April 13, 2009 by timbercommunity

Chemrec AB passes first hurdle in Swedish grant application process Chemrec AB was invited to compete for SEK 875 million based on the proposal to the Swedish Energy Agency for a biofuels plant at the Smurfit Kappa mill in Piteå. Read more

Hot Report - BioEnergy, from BioEnergy Task Force

April 7, 2009 by timbercommunity

The Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force is comprised of regional government, industry, federal and regional organizations and post secondary institutions.  The BioEnergy Task Force is a group of forest industry stakeholders who are committed to future sustainable development of our forest products and the role biotechnologies can play in that. Read more

Deferment of blend biofuel implementation unlikely

March 25, 2009 by timbercommunity

Source: Malaysian Star - The Government may not defer the mandatory implementation of the B5 blend biofuel programme by 2010, but to address several critical issues first to ensure its success, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.

Read more:
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/25/business/354774...

International Paper benefit from alternative fuel tax credits.

March 25, 2009 by timbercommunity

On March 20, 2009, the company received its first check from the Internal Revenue Service in the  amount of $71.6 million related to an alternative fuel mixture produced and used at 15 of its mills for fourth quarter of 2008. The company will continue to submit refund claims based on actual mill  production and use of an alternative fuel mixture and will provide investors with information relating to future credits during its regular quarterly earnings calls. Read more

A Strategy for Increasing the Use of Woody Biomass for Energy

March 21, 2009 by timbercommunity

Report from National Association of State Foresters (USA).
September 2008

The purpose of this report is to review the status of woody biomass as an energy resource.

Read more and download pdf
http://www.stateforesters.org/node/955

 

Bioenergy from Agriculture and Forestry in Sweden

March 21, 2009 by timbercommunity

 
Fact sheet dated 28 February 2008 about bioenergy from agriculture and forestry in Sweden, published by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Renewable energy is a priority for the Swedish Government.The changes in our climate highlight the need to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. The supply of fossil energy is limited. Today a great deal of fossil energy is obtained from politically unstable regions, which in the short term can have a negative effect on the security of energy supply. At the same time it is important that energy production is cost-effective and sustainable while maintaining international competitiveness. Read more

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